Did you understand the Peter Greenaway film The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover? Avant-garde art can be hard to parse while you’re watching, but it can come into focus as it resonates over the years. Such is the case with the 40 years of ARTISTS’ BOOKS, INSTALLATIONS, PERFORMANCE ART & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES which Franklin Furnace has presented since first opening its doors in 1976. So even though we have no connection to Mr. Greenaway, we’re riffing on his black comedy with our 2016-17 membership campaign: THE ARTIST, THE SIGNMAKER, THE LOVERS, & THEIR EDUCATION....

Please join today! Your donations support Franklin Furnace’s mission to make the world safe for avant-garde art and are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

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The Artist $40 + up (or under!)

This category of membership entitles you to weekly "Goings On" email bulletins, links on our website, a Franklin Furnace 2017 daily pocket calendar/diary, and an invitation to the fall performance/party celebrating the selection of Franklin Furnace Fund recipients 2016-17.

The Lovers $80 +up (dual membership)

All the above for two, + one tote-bag with Ilona Granet’s original design for Franklin Furnace, based on her hand-painted sign that hung on Franklin Street in TriBeCa. Click here to see image.

The Educator $400 + up

All the above + a tote bag with graffiti-inspired tags by children from PS20, one of several schools which host Franklin Furnace’s 30-year-old art education program SEQ ART KIDS. Click here to see image.

The Performer $800 + up

All the above + one signed copy of the original poster from Eric Bogosian’s 1992 concert for Franklin Furnace. Click here to see image.